• Associations between vigorous physical activity and chronic diseases in older adults: A study in 13 European countries 

      González Valeiro, Miguel; Marques, Adilson; Peralta, Miguel; Sarmento, Hugo; Martins, João (Oxford Academic, 2018-05-14)
      [Abstract]: Background: This study aimed to assess cross-sectional and prospective relationships between vigorous physical activity (VPA) and the risk of major chronic diseases among European older adults. Methods: ...
    • Gender Influences on Physical Activity Awareness of Adolescents and Their Parents 

      Lago-Ballesteros, Joaquín; García-Pascual, Marcos; González Valeiro, Miguel; Fernández-Villarino, María A. (MDPI AG, 2021-05-26)
      [Abstract] The imbalances between the actual physical activity (PA) of adolescents and the subjective perception both they and their parents have in this regard can play an important role in perpetuating inactive lifestyles. ...
    • Overweight in schoolchildren and association with physical activity and parental habits 

      Sierra Palmeiro, Elena; González Valeiro, Miguel; Fernández Villarino, María de los Ángeles (Sociedade brasileira de medicina do esporte, 2019-07)
      [Abstract]: Excess weight in childhood and adolescence is an important health problem that tends to persist in adulthood. Among the causes of this increase there appears to be a consensus on emphasizing physical activity ...
    • Papel de la escuela y los proyectos deportivos de centro en el fomento de la práctica de actividad física de los escolares 

      Toja, María Belén; Mayor Villalaín, Alba; Cantero Castrillo, Pedro; González Valeiro, Miguel (Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña (ISFODOSU), 2019-12-20)
      [Resumen]: La legislación educativa en España establece la obligación de adoptar, en los centros educativos, medidas para que la actividad física y la dieta equilibrada formen parte de la población escolar, promoviendo ...
    • Parents’ Diet Quality and Physical Activity Are Associated with Lifestyle in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The PASOS Study 

      González Valeiro, Miguel; Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta; Monserrat Mesquida, Margalida; Ródenas Munar, Marina; Gómez, Santiago Felipe; Wärnberg, Julia; Medrano, María; González-Gross, Marcela; Gusi, Narcis; Jiménez Zazo, Fabio (MDPI, 2023-08-17)
      [Abstract]: Background: Non-communicable chronic diseases are associated with a low-quality diet, low physical activity, and sedentary behavior. Objective: To assess how parents’ diet and physical activity habits were ...
    • Participation in Physical Education Classes and Health-Related Behaviours among Adolescents from 67 Countries 

      Martins, João; Marques, Adilson; Gouveia, Élvio-Rúbio; Carvalho, Francisco; Sarmento, Hugo; González Valeiro, Miguel (MDPI, 2022-01-15)
      [Abstract] The present study sought to examine the associations between participation in physical education (PE) classes and a range of health-related behaviours among adolescents. Secondary analysis of self-reported data ...
    • Relations between health perception and physical self-concept in adolescents 

      Toja, María Belén; Cantero Castrillo, Pedro; Fernández Villarino, María de los Ángeles; González Valeiro, Miguel (Daniel Almeida Marinho, 2020-12-31)
      [Abstract]: Background: Self-rated health is influenced by personal characteristics, such as gender and age. Similarly, it seems that physical self-concept can influence this perception, being positively related to healthy ...
    • Study Protocol of a Population-Based Cohort Investigating Physical Activity, Sedentarism, Lifestyles and Obesity in Spanish Youth: the PASOS Study 

      Gómez, Santiago Felipe; Homs, Clara; Wärnberg, Julia; Medrano, María; González-Gross, Marcela; Gusi, Narcis; Aznar, Susana; Marín Cascales, Elena; González Valeiro, Miguel; Serra Majem, Lluis; Terrados, Nicolás; Tur, Josep A.; Segú, Marta; Lassale, Camille; Benavenet Marín, Juan Carlos; Labayen, Idoia; García Zapico, Augusto; Sánchez Gómez, Jesús; Jiménez Zazo, Fabio; Alcaraz, Pedro Emilio; Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta; Herrera Ramos, Estefanía; Pulgar, Estefanía; Bibiloni, María del Mar (BMJ Group, 2020-08-17)
      [Abstract] Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is essential to healthy mental and physical development in early life. However, the prevalence of physical inactivity, which is considered a key modifiable driver of childhood ...
    • Uma escola com currículo International Baccalaureate e a sua relação com a atividade física 

      Cheira, João; Marques, Adilson; Martins, João; Peralta, Miguel; González Valeiro, Miguel (Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educacion Fisica (FEADEF), 2021-06-11)
      [Resumo] Este estudo analisou a oferta de uma escola internacional com o currículo International Baccalaureate (IB) para que os alunos, de ambos os sexos, possam cumprir as recomendações de atividade física (AF) da Organização ...